Oliver celebrates reaching final of international squash competition

Nottingham High School pupil, Oliver Holland, 14, has been celebrating after becoming runner up in the British Junior Open Squash competition in Sheffield – the largest squash tournament in the world.  

Oliver, seeded number two in the world in the under 15’s, met India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar, seeded 3, in the final. The match was closely fought with Mahesh finally taking victory winning by three games to one.

The match was the culmination of the 5 day international tournament in which Oliver fought off 63 other under 15 year olds from around the world over a series of 6 matches.

“I was absolutely over the moon to make it to the final but needless to say disappointed that I didn’t win”, said Oliver. “Mahesh is a great player and it was a really exciting and close match."